Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1901 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1901 By: Roe
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
41	41	2011, Section 956, which relates to financial
42	42	interest of officers; allowing law enforce ment
43	43	officers to have an interest in or be employed by a
44	44	wrecker or towing service; prohibiting certain
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54	54	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	55	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2011, Section 956, is
56	56	amended to read as follows:
57	57	Section 956. A. No operator, employee, or contractor of a
58	58	wrecker or towing service or of a person or business that derives
59	59	any business or income from a wrecker or towing service shall offer,
60	60	and no officer or employee of the Corporation Commission, Department
61	61	of Public Safety or any political subdivision of the state shall
62	62	accept, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gift, loan, f avor
63	63	or service given for the purpose of influencing the officer or
64	64	employee in the discharge of official duties of the person.
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91	91	B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no
92	92	officer of the Commission, Department or any law enforcement officer
93	93	of any political subdivision of the state shall have any interest,
94	94	financial or otherwise, in a wrecker or towing service, or with a
95	95	person or in a business that derives business or income from a
96	96	wrecker or towing service, nor shall a wrecker or towing ser vice or
97	97	a person or business that derives any business or income from a
98	98	wrecker or towing service employ such officer.
99	99	C. 1. An officer of the Commission, Department or a law
100	100	enforcement officer of any political subdivision may have an
101	101	interest, financial or otherwise, in or may be employed by a wrecker
102	102	or towing service when the sole purpose and only business of the
103	103	wrecker or towing service is to perform repossessions of vehicles
104	104	which are subject to lien and are being repossessed by the lien
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106	106	2. A law enforcement office r of any political subdivision may
107	107	have an interest, financial or otherwise, in or may be employed by a
108	108	wrecker or towing service ; provided that, the wrecker or towing
109	109	service the officer is affiliated with is not in the same county in
110	110	which he or she is employed as a law enforcement officer .
111	111	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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